Trauma destroys the fabric of time. In normal time you move from one moment to the next, sunrise to sunset, birth to death. After trauma, you may move in circles, find yourself being sucked backwards into an eddy or bouncing like a rubber ball from now to then to back again. … In the traumatic universe the basic laws of matter are suspended: ceiling fans can be helicopters, car exhaust can be mustard gas.
– David J. Morris
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event. People with PTSD may relive the event through flashbacks or nightmares, and may have strong negative reactions to something as ordinary as loud noise or accidental touch. While most often associated with war veterans, in reality it can occur in all people, of any ethnicity, and at any age. #science